5k on my campus today - CU Boulder. Was done in remembrance of a fighter pilot CU alum. Was really looking forward to this one for the opportunity to run fast all over the campus, but the weather forecast deteriorated all week. Took a chance and still ran it because I assumed the snow wouldn't start sticking yet since its been so warm - I was right. However, the course was super wet and slushy instead and the snow was melting while falling so I got soaked and cold. Heavy snow at the start with temps around 34 and slight north winds made it feel a lot colder. I like running in rain/snow, but this was pretty uncomfortable. The race started 15 minutes late, and because of confusing course markings I actually took a wrong turn for about 100 meters, so the organization wasn't great and that always bugs me (although with the weather today, I understand) Nonetheless, I was very happy with how I ran. The first mile was 6:05, the second was 6:01, and I closed with a 5:54 and 30 seconds on the .1ish. I actually ran down the second place guy in the 2nd mile and it was rewarding to negative split each mile and even though my pace wasn't real fast overall, I am happy when my pacing goes that direction instead of me getting slower at each mile. 18:17 according to the offical timing - even with my wrong turn, my watch had me at close to 5k, so I probably ran close to that (although I did slow down on occasions trying to determine directions where there were no course marshals). When I got done, I felt like I could keep going easily, so I cooled down for quite a ways (4.7). 10.1 total roughly for the day. Got a $15 Target gift card for 2nd overall (kind of nice to get something although thats not why I run). Overall, despite the conditions and disorganization, I enjoyed today's race a lot!
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